Portrait of a Man
1525, Attributed to: Oberdeutscher Maler
Portrait of a Man
Amberger was more greatly influenced than his contemporaries by Italian painting. This is seen here especially in the emphatic corporeality of the figure, created by a forced perspective, as well as in the spatial arrangement in front of a severe architectural background, with light and shadow providing the structure. The inscription gives the age of the unknown subject (24) and date of the picture. This is the companion piece to “Portrait of a Woman” (Inv. No. GG 888). Amberger’s authorship has repeatedly been questioned.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Dated
1525
Attributed to
previously attributed to
Christoph Amberger (um 1500/05 Kaufbeuren - 1562 Augsburg) - GND
Material
spruce wood
Dimensions
191 x 101 cm
Inscribed
Bez. links: AN: A. NATO XPO. MDXXV, rechts: AETATIS. XXIIII; auf der oberen Umrahmung: CREDO. VIDERE. BONA. DOMINI. IN. TERRA. VIVENTIVM. PSAL. XXVII
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 887
Provenance
1733 documented in the gallery
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